Select “I accept the terms in the license agreement” after reviewing the agreement. Click Next.

Fig 3: EZ PD Installation License

Select the install location (if not default) using Change and then click Next.

Fig 4: EZ PD Installation Folder

Click Install

Fig 5: EZ PD Installation

Click Finish.

Fig 6: EZ PD Installation Completion

Installation of USB-Serial Driver: The EZ-PD Configuration Utility makes use of the USB-Serial device to access the Type-C device. Download the Driver for USB-Serial; unzip the file, double-click on CypressDriverInstaller.exe file to start the installation.

Click Next to continue.Fig 7: USB Serial Driver Installation;

Click “I agree” after reviewing the license terms.

Fig 8: USB Serial Driver Installation License

Click Install after selecting the destination folder.

Fig 9: USB Serial Driver Installation Folder

Click Finish to exit.

Fig 10: USB Serial Driver Installation completion

EZ-PD Configuration Utility uses the I2C interface for programming. Set up the system as shown in sec 3.1.1 of the Utility User Guide. See the EZ-PD™ Configuration Utility Release Notes for the “Supported Kits and Devices”. You can use CY4501 CCG1 Development Kit if you do not have a USB Type-C host system. See section 6.3 (Running the SuperSpeed USB Demo) in CY4501 CCG1 Development Kit Guide for the Host Board jumper settings.

Fig 11: System Setup for Configuration

Reading current firmware version

Launch EZ-PD Configuration Utility from the Start menu. Determine the current firmware version using the icon “Read from Device” as shown in Fig.12.

Fig 12: Read from device

Click on “Billboard Controller” under “Devices” to read the Firmware App version. The example below shows Billboard firmware version 0.14. Please refer to the Firmware release notes to determine if you have the latest firmware and if you would need to upgrade.

Fig 13: Reading firmware version

Firmware upgrade

Steps to upgrade firmware:

If your firmware version is not the latest, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade. You can access the Billboard firmware with the revision history at this webpage. The revision note contains the list of changes with each firmware version. Once you have identified the required firmware file (.img), follow these steps.

Select Firmware Update to open the update window.

Select the device (Billboard Controller) to be programmed.

Select the Firmware location. This is a img file.

Click Program.

Fig 14: Updating firmware

The following message appears after successful programming:

Fig 15: Firmware update completion

You can confirm the firmware version number post upgrade by repeating step 4. The firmware version in this case is update to version 0.15.